Residents are being invited to have their say on proposals to develop a key area of Chipping Norton. A consultation is now running on the East Chipping Norton Strategic Development Area where the West Oxfordshire Local Plan has allocated land for strategic development to include building around 1,200 homes, a new primary school along with […]

Letters are being sent to householders in West Oxfordshire encouraging them to sign up, or to renew their subscription, for the garden waste collection service. The new subscription year starts from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and costs £30 per bin a year for a fortnightly wheeled-bin collection. Residents signing up before the […]

Spelsbury Parish Council has vacancies for two Councillors – we are particularly keen for representatives from Dean, Ditchley or Taston to join the council. Further details can be found here: Notice of Vacancy Jan 2019

West Oxfordshire District Council is asking for views as to how it should prioritise its budget spend for next year. The Council is currently preparing its annual budget for 2019-20 and is consulting on proposals to increase council tax by an annual average of £5. Cllr Toby Morris, our Cabinet Member for Resources, said “Local […]

I have continuously lobbied the Government for a much-needed increase in police funding and so I am pleased that the Government has announced that an additional £813m will be available nationally to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to fund local police forces. However, it must be recognised that more than half of this funding (£509m) […]

Festive recycling information Extra recycling during the festive period Extra recycling can be: Put out in your black boxes, open cardboard boxes, or clear bags next to your blue-lidded bin on your recycling collection day. Taken to local recycling banks or to a household waste recycling. Glass must be separated and put in a black […]